JP5779735B1 - Program, game control method, and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A program, a game control method, and an information processing apparatus for improving the degree of attention of a user with respect to an effect on a game screen are provided. A program causes an information processing apparatus 12 to display a game medium 23 moving in a virtual space on a game screen 26, and a program on a game screen 26 corresponding to at least a part 23a of the game medium 23. A step of setting one region, a step of moving the second region on the game screen 26 in response to a user input, and whether or not the second region includes the first region in a predetermined game period Determining whether or not if the second region does not include the first region, determining that the task has failed to be achieved, and increasing or decreasing a predetermined parameter; and Is executed. [Selection] Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a program, a game control method, and an information processing apparatus.

  In conventional games, effects on the game screen are generally performed, such as displaying a game medium such as a character on the game screen and causing the character to perform a predetermined action. By performing an attractive performance on the game screen, the user's interest and satisfaction with the game, viewing the performance, and the interest of the game are improved. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique in which various effect images related to a battle are displayed on a communication terminal so that the user can appreciate each effect.

Japanese Patent No. 5663693

  However, for example, even if an effect on the game screen is elaborated, if the user does not pay attention to the effect, the effect of the effect cannot always be sufficiently exhibited. For this reason, there was room for improvement regarding improvement in the degree of attention of the user with respect to the effects on the game screen.

  An object of the present invention made in view of such circumstances is to provide a program, a game control method, and an information processing apparatus that improve a user's degree of attention to an effect on a game screen.

In order to solve the above problems, a program according to the present invention
In the information processing device that runs the game,
Displaying a game medium moving in a virtual space on a game screen;
Setting a first area on the game screen corresponding to at least a portion of the game medium;
Moving the second area on the game screen in response to user input;
Determining whether the second area includes the first area in a predetermined game period;
When the second area does not include the first area, the determination that the task has failed to be achieved and the step of executing at least one of increase / decrease of a predetermined parameter are performed. Features.

The program according to the present invention is
Preferably, when the game period has expired without being determined that the second area does not include the first area, it is determined that the task has been successfully achieved.

In the program according to the present invention,
The operation area on the game screen for the second accepting the user input to move the region, said second region and said <br/> be displayed on the game screen away is preferable.

The program according to the present invention is
In the step of moving the second area, at least one coordinate parameter among a plurality of coordinate parameters defining the position of the second area on the game screen is changed according to the user input, It is preferable that the second area is moved by automatically changing at least one other coordinate parameter according to the movement of the game medium.

In the program according to the present invention,
The virtual space is a three-dimensional virtual space;
The game screen is a screen with a viewpoint of a virtual camera arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space,
The first area is an area on the game screen corresponding to the at least part of the game medium in the three-dimensional virtual space;
The second area is an area on the game screen where a moving object in the three-dimensional virtual space is displayed.
In the determining step, when the moving object does not cover at least a part of the game medium from within the field of view based on the viewpoint, it is determined that the second area does not include the first area. It is preferable to do.

The program according to the present invention is
In the information processing apparatus,
Determining a specific time zone in which the mode of operation of the game medium in the game period is different from other time zones ;
It is preferable to further execute a step of displaying on the game screen an indicator that indicates the game period and the current time point in the game period and that indicates the specific time zone in an identifiable manner.

The program according to the present invention is
In the information processing apparatus,
Determining a specific time zone in which the mode of operation of the game medium in the game period is different from other time zones ;
It is preferable to further execute a step of performing a predetermined effect by at least one of sound and display before the current time point in the game period becomes the start time of the specific time zone.

The program according to the present invention is
It is preferable that information indicating another user's operation received by another information processing apparatus is received and the game medium is moved based on the information.

The game control method according to the present invention includes:
A game control method executed by an information processing apparatus,
Displaying a game medium moving in a virtual space on a game screen;
Setting a first area on the game screen corresponding to at least a portion of the game medium;
Moving the second area on the game screen in response to user input;
Determining whether the second area includes the first area in a predetermined game period;
A step of executing at least one of determination of failure to achieve the task and increase / decrease of a predetermined parameter when the second region does not include the first region. And

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention
An information processing apparatus that includes a control unit and executes a game,
The controller is
Display game media moving in the virtual space on the game screen,
Setting a first area on the game screen corresponding to at least a part of the game medium;
Moving the second area on the game screen in response to user input;
Determining whether the second area includes the first area in a predetermined game period;
When the second area does not include the first area, at least one of determination that the task has not been achieved and increase / decrease of a predetermined parameter are executed.

  According to the program, the game control method, and the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the degree of attention of the user with respect to the effect on the game screen is improved.

It is a block diagram of the game system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the user information of FIG. It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the camera in a three-dimensional virtual space, a shield, and a character. It is a figure which shows the example of the game screen which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the game screen which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the game screen which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the game screen which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the game system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the game system which concerns on the modification 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the game screen which concerns on the modification 2 of embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

(Embodiment)
First, a game system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a server device 11 and a plurality of terminal devices 12. In FIG. 1, only one terminal device 12 is shown for the sake of simplicity. The server device 11 provides a game to the terminal device 12 owned by each user.

  Here, an outline of the game according to the present embodiment will be described. The game according to the present embodiment is a game played by displaying a virtual space including a game medium on a game screen. The game medium is electronic data used for the game, and includes any medium such as a card, an item, a character, and an avatar. The game media is electronic data that can be acquired, held, used, managed, exchanged, combined, strengthened, sold, discarded, and / or gifted by the user. It is not limited to what is done. Hereinafter, a character will be described as an example of a game medium.

  In the game according to this embodiment, characters that perform various actions in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional virtual space are displayed on the game screen. In the game, for example, a plurality of stages are provided, and the action of the character is different for each stage. The game screen is a screen using, for example, a video of a live broadcast television program as a motif. When an arbitrary stage is selected, for example, from the viewpoint of protecting the privacy of the character, the user is challenged to prevent the character's face from being displayed on the game screen for a predetermined game period corresponding to the stage. The user moves the mask image displayed on the game screen in accordance with the action of the character, and continues to hide the character's face. Then, if the character's face is kept hidden throughout the game period, it is determined that the task has been successfully achieved. On the other hand, if the user cannot hide the character's face and the character's face is displayed on the game screen, it is determined that the task has not been achieved, or the score decreases, for example. For this reason, in order to succeed in achieving the task of continuously hiding a part of the character or to obtain a high score, the user needs to watch the character and predict the next action.

  Next, each component of the game system 10 will be described. The server device 11 includes a server communication unit 13, a server storage unit 14, and a server control unit 15.

  The server communication unit 13 is an interface that communicates with an external device wirelessly or by wire and transmits and receives information. The server communication unit 13 transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 12 via a network 16 such as the Internet.

  The server storage unit 14 stores various information and programs necessary for providing and controlling the game. For example, the server storage unit 14 stores user information 17.

  The user information 17 includes various information unique to individual users. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the user information 17 includes a game medium ID, a group, and a score and ranking corresponding to each stage in association with the user ID.

  The user ID is information that can uniquely identify the user, and is, for example, an arbitrary character string or a name arbitrarily set by the user.

  The game medium ID is information that can uniquely identify a character, and is, for example, a character string or a character name defined for each character. The game medium ID is a game medium ID of a character owned by the user associated with the corresponding user ID in the game. For example, a parameter for determining the appearance of the character may be further included in the user information 17.

  The group is information indicating a group to which the user belongs. A plurality of users belong to one group.

  Scores and rankings are provided for each stage. The score indicates the highest score that the user has acquired in the past in the corresponding stage. The ranking indicates the score ranking within the group to which the user belongs. For example, score rankings for all users may be further included in the user information 17.

  The server control unit 15 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a CPU that realizes a specific function by, for example, reading a specific program. The server control unit 15 controls the operation of the entire server device 11. For example, the server control unit 15 stores the user information 17 in the server storage unit 14.

  Moreover, when the server control part 15 receives the information which shows the subject (stage) from the terminal device 12, it will set the action of the character in the predetermined | prescribed game period corresponding to the said subject. The length of the game period and the specific contents of the character movement are arbitrarily determined.

  Here, the server control unit 15 may extract, for example, information indicating a character motion corresponding to the subject stored in advance in the server storage unit 14, and set the motion indicated by the information as the character motion. Alternatively, the server control unit 15 may automatically generate a character motion in response to reception of a signal from the terminal device 12, and set the generated motion as the character motion. Or the server control part 15 receives beforehand the information which shows the movement of the character which other users, such as a friend user, set from the other user's terminal device 12, for example, and uses the movement which the information shows as a movement of a character. It may be set.

  In addition, the server control unit 15 transmits information indicating the set character motion to the terminal device 12.

  Moreover, when the server control part 15 receives the information which shows the score which the user acquired from the terminal device 12, it will update the score and ranking of the user information 17 based on the said information.

  The terminal device 12 includes a terminal communication unit 18, a terminal storage unit 19, a display unit 20, and a terminal control unit 21.

  The terminal communication unit 18 is an interface that communicates with an external device wirelessly or by wire and transmits and receives information. The terminal communication unit 18 transmits and receives information to and from the server device 11 via the network 16, for example.

  The terminal storage unit 19 stores various information and programs necessary for game processing provided from the server device 11. For example, the terminal storage unit 19 stores a game application according to the present embodiment in advance. In addition, the terminal storage unit 19 stores various information received from the server device 11 such as information indicating the movement of the character.

  The display unit 20 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display, for example, and displays various game screens related to a game provided from the server device 11. The display unit 20 is configured by a touch panel, for example, and functions as an input interface that receives user input.

  The terminal control unit 21 is a CPU that realizes a specific function by reading a specific program, for example, and controls the operation of the entire terminal device 12. For example, the terminal control unit 21 executes a game application in response to a user operation. In addition, when the terminal control unit 21 acquires a screen display instruction or an update instruction from the server device 11, the terminal control unit 21 displays the screen on the display unit 20 or updates the screen based on the instruction. Further, the terminal control unit 21 transmits information based on a user input received via various game screens to the server device 11.

  Further, the terminal control unit 21 transmits information indicating the task (stage) selected automatically or in response to a user input to the server device 11. In addition, when the terminal control unit 21 receives information indicating the character motion from the server device 11, the terminal control unit 21 sets the motion indicated by the information as the character motion. And the terminal control part 21 starts a subject execution process, and advances a game. As will be described later, the terminal control unit 21 displays a character moving in the virtual space on the game screen, and performs a task execution process described later. And the terminal control part 21 will transmit the final score determined in the subject execution process to the server apparatus 11, when a subject execution process is complete | finished.

  Here, the task execution process will be specifically described. First, the terminal control unit 21 displays a character moving in the virtual space on the game screen by causing the character to execute the set action. The virtual space is described as being a three-dimensional virtual space, for example, but may be a two-dimensional virtual space.

  Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 sets a first area on the game screen corresponding to at least a part of the character according to the movement of the character. In the present embodiment, at least a part of the character is the character's face, and the first area is an area on the game screen corresponding to the character's face. Here, for example, when the character moves out of the game screen, when the character turns backward, or when the character's face is hidden behind another game medium, the area on the game screen corresponding to the character's face If is not present, the first area is not set.

  Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 receives a user input for moving the second area, and moves the second area on the game screen according to the user input. In the present embodiment, the second area is an area on the game screen where a mask image to be described later is displayed. The size of the second region is larger than the size of the first region. The size of the second area may be changed according to the setting of the game difficulty level. For example, the higher the game difficulty level, the smaller the size of the second area. Preferably, the terminal control unit 21 includes at least one coordinate parameter (for example, y coordinate) among a plurality of coordinate parameters (for example, x coordinate and y coordinate) that define the position of the second area on the game screen. Is changed according to user input, and at least one other coordinate parameter (for example, x coordinate) is automatically changed according to the movement (motion) of the character.

  Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the second area includes the first area.

  When the second area includes the first area, the terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the game period has expired. If the game period has not expired, the terminal control unit 21 increases the score, and then moves the character to continue the game. Here, the terminal control unit 21 increases the score increase amount as the distance between the center position of the first region and the center position of the second region is shorter, for example. You may decide by. On the other hand, when the game period has expired, the terminal control unit 21 determines that the task has been successfully achieved, ends the task execution process, and determines a final score.

  On the other hand, if the second area does not include the first area, the terminal control unit 21 determines that the assignment has failed, ends the assignment execution process, and determines a final score.

  Next, the three-dimensional virtual space 22 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. A character 23 and a virtual camera 24 are arranged in the virtual space 22. Various other game media may be further arranged in the virtual space 22. The operation of the game media and the virtual camera 24 arranged in the virtual space 22 is controlled by the terminal control unit 21.

  The character 23 performs the set action. By executing the set action, the character 23 can move in the virtual space 22.

The virtual camera 24 is a virtual camera that is arranged in the virtual space 22 so as to be movable under the control of the terminal control unit 21 and can capture a subject image of a game medium in the virtual space 22. Position of the virtual camera 24, and x _A-axis, a y _A axis, and z _A-axis is the optical axis is defined at the origin of the camera coordinate system including. The terminal control unit 21 arbitrarily controls the position and orientation of the virtual camera 24 in the virtual space 22 according to the progress of the game. Then, the subject image of the game medium existing in the field of view (imaging range) 25 of the virtual camera 24 is displayed on the above-described game screen. Therefore, the above-described game screen is a screen that displays a state in which the virtual space 22 is viewed from the virtual camera 24 as a viewpoint. In FIG. 3, the face 23 a of the character 23 is included in the field of view 25 of the virtual camera 24.

  Next, the game screen 26 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. The game screen 26 is a screen that uses, for example, a broadcast screen of a television program as a motif, and is displayed on the display unit 20 during the execution of the task progress process.

  A game screen 26 shown in FIG. 4 is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 20 at the start of the task progress process. The game screen 26 includes a virtual space display area 27 and an operation area 28.

  The virtual space display area 27 is an area in which a game medium such as the character 23 arranged in the virtual space is displayed. For example, a state in which the virtual space 22 is viewed from the virtual camera 24 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. Area. In the virtual space display area 27 shown in FIG. 4, a character 23, a telop image 29, and a mask image 30 are displayed.

  The character 23 is the same as the character 23 shown in FIG. 3, for example. An area on the game screen 26 corresponding to the face of the character 23 is defined as a first area.

  The telop image 29 is an image displayed as an effect on the game. The telop image 29 includes, for example, a message generally used on a broadcast screen of a television program such as “The face of a person is hidden for privacy protection”, and the game screen 26 has a television program as a motif. It suggests that the screen is a hidden screen, and suggests a problem in the game of continuing to hide the character's face. In this way, the presentation on the game screen with a TV program as a motif facilitates the user's understanding of a special game problem of keeping the character's face hidden. The telop image 29 may be hidden when a predetermined time elapses after the task execution process is started.

  The mask image 30 is, for example, a black-painted image or a mosaic image, and is used to hide a partial area on the game screen. The area on the game screen 26 where the mask image 30 is displayed is defined as the second area. In FIG. 4, the second area corresponding to the mask image 30 includes the first area corresponding to the face of the character 23. For this reason, the face of the character 23 is not displayed on the game screen 26.

The operation area 28 is an area for receiving a user input for moving the mask image 30. The position (coordinates) of the mask image 30 on the game screen 26 changes according to a user operation on the operation area 28. Specifically, for example, a two-dimensional coordinate system having an x _B axis and a y _B axis with the upper left corner of the game screen 26 as the origin is defined on the game screen 26, and the operation area 28 has an x in the two-dimensional coordinate system. The designation of one of the coordinates and the y coordinate is accepted. In the present embodiment, the terminal control unit 21 detects the user's designated position (for example, the position where the user is tapping) in the operation area 28 provided at the right end of the game screen 26, and the y _B coordinate of the designated position. The y _B coordinate of the mask image 30 is changed in conjunction with. In other words, the terminal control unit 21, y _B coordinates of the mask image 30 is controlled so as to coincide with the y _B coordinates of the designated position. The position of the operation area 28 on the game screen 26 is not limited to the right end of the game screen 26 and may be arbitrarily determined.

Subsequently, when the game progresses, for example, the character 23 moves as shown in FIG. The x _B coordinate of the mask image 30 is automatically changed by the control of the terminal control unit 21 so as to coincide with the x _B coordinate of the face of the character 23. In FIG. 5, the second area corresponding to the mask image 30 includes the first area corresponding to the face of the character 23.

When the game further progresses, the character 23 moves in a complicated manner as shown in FIG. 6, for example. As described above, the x _B coordinate of the mask image 30 is automatically changed by the control of the terminal control unit 21 so as to coincide with the x _B coordinate of the face of the character 23. In FIG. 6, y _B coordinates of the designated position of the user in the operation area 28, that is, different from the y _B coordinates of the mask image 30, and y _B coordinate of the face 23a of the character 23. Here, since the second area corresponding to the mask image 30 does not include the first area corresponding to the face 23 a of the character 23, the face 23 a of the character 23 is displayed on the game screen 26. In such a case, the terminal control unit 21 determines that the assignment has failed as described above, and ends the assignment execution process.

  Next, the operation of the game system 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Step S100: First, the terminal device 12 transmits information indicating the task (stage) selected automatically or in response to a user input to the server device 11.

  Step S101: Next, when the server device 11 receives information indicating a task from the terminal device 12, the server device 11 sets the motion of the character corresponding to the task.

  Step S102: Subsequently, the server apparatus 11 transmits information indicating the set character action to the terminal apparatus 12.

  Step S103: Next, when the terminal device 12 receives the information indicating the character motion from the server device 11, the terminal device 12 sets the motion indicated by the information as the character motion.

  Step S104: The terminal device 12 starts the task execution process.

  Next, the operation of the terminal control unit 21 that executes the task execution process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Step S200: First, the terminal control unit 21 causes the character to execute the set motion to display a character moving in the virtual space 22 on the game screen.

  Step S201: Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 sets a first area on the game screen corresponding to at least a part of the characters displayed on the game screen. In the present embodiment, the first area is an area on the game screen corresponding to the character's face.

  Step S202: Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 receives a user input for moving the second area. Specifically, the terminal control unit 21 detects the user's designated position in the operation area 28 provided at the right end of the game screen 26 shown in FIG. 4, for example.

Step S203: Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 moves the second area on the game screen in response to the user input in Step S202. Specifically, the terminal control unit 21 performs control so that the y _B coordinate defining the position of the second region matches the y _B coordinate of the designated position detected in step S202. In addition, the terminal control unit 21 performs control so that the x _B coordinate that defines the position of the second area matches the x _B coordinate that defines the position of the first area set in step S201.

  Step S204: Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the second area includes the first area.

  Step S205: If the second area includes the first area (step S205—Yes), the process proceeds to step S206. On the other hand, if the second area does not include the first area (step S205—No), the process proceeds to step S209.

  Step S206: The terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the game period has expired. When the game period has expired (step S206—Yes), the process proceeds to step S207. On the other hand, if the game period has not expired (step S206—No), the process proceeds to step S208.

  Step S207: The terminal control unit 21 determines that the task has been successfully achieved, ends the task execution process, and determines a final score.

  Step S208: If the game period has not expired in step S206 (step S206—No), the terminal control unit 21 increases the score and then moves the character. Then, the process returns to step S201 to continue the progress of the game.

  Step S209: When the second area does not include the first area in Step S205 (Step S205-No), the terminal control unit 21 determines that the assignment has failed and ends the assignment execution process. Determine the final score.

  Thus, according to one embodiment, the terminal device 12 determines whether the second area in which the mask image 30 is displayed includes the first area corresponding to the face 23a of the moving character 23. To do. Then, when the second area does not include the first area, that is, when the mask image 30 cannot hide the face 23a of the character 23, the terminal device 12 determines that the task has failed to be achieved. In this way, the user's attention to the effect on the game screen that moves the character is improved because the user gazes at the character 23 to predict the next movement of the moving character 23 so that the user does not fail to achieve the task. To do.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the game screen 26 includes a virtual space display area 27 and an operation area 28, and a mask image 30 located in the virtual space display area 27, that is, a second area, and an operation Region 28 is separated. In this way, the mask image 30 is displayed at a position on the game screen 26 that is distant from the user-specified position in the operation area 28. For this reason, it is suppressed that the character 23 hides with a user's finger | toe etc. which operate the terminal device 12. FIG. Therefore, the visibility of the game screen is improved, and the user's attention to the character movement is maintained.

  In addition, the terminal device 12 changes one coordinate parameter that defines the position of the second region in accordance with a user input, and automatically changes the other coordinate parameters. In this way, the operation burden on the user is reduced, so that the user can easily focus on the effects on the game screen.

(Modification 1)
Next, Modification 1 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since each structure of the game system 10 which concerns on the modification 1 is the same as embodiment mentioned above, description is abbreviate | omitted. In Modification 1, the details of the task execution process executed by the terminal control unit 21 of the terminal device 12 are different from those in the above-described embodiment.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 9, the operation of the terminal control unit 21 that executes the task execution process according to Modification 1 will be described.

  Step S300: First, the terminal control unit 21 causes the character to execute the set action, thereby displaying the character moving in the virtual space 22 on the game screen.

  Step S301: Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 sets a first area on the game screen corresponding to at least a part of the characters displayed on the game screen.

  Step S302: Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 receives a user input for moving the second area.

  Step S303: Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 moves the second area on the game screen in response to the user input in step S302.

  Step S304: Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the second area includes the first area.

  Step S305: When the second area includes the first area (step S305-Yes), the process proceeds to step S306. On the other hand, if the second area does not include the first area (No in step S305), the process proceeds to step S309.

  Step S306: The terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the game period has expired. When the game period has expired (step S306-Yes), the process proceeds to step S307. On the other hand, when the game period has not expired (step S306-No), the process proceeds to step S308.

  Step S307: The terminal control unit 21 determines that the task has been successfully achieved, ends the task execution process, and determines a final score.

  Step S308: If the game period has not expired in step S206 (step S206—No), the terminal control unit 21 increases the score, decreases the audience rating, and then moves the character. Then, the process returns to step S301 to continue the progress of the game. The audience rating is a parameter indicating a virtual audience rating imitating, for example, an audience rating in broadcasting of a television program.

  Step S309: When the second area does not include the first area in Step S305 (No in Step S305), the terminal control unit 21 increases or decreases a predetermined parameter. For example, the predetermined parameters include a score and an audience rating, and the terminal control unit 21 decreases the score and increases the audience rating.

  Step S310: Subsequently, the terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the audience rating is a predetermined value or more. When the audience rating is equal to or higher than the predetermined value (step S310—Yes), the process proceeds to step S311. On the other hand, when the audience rating is less than the predetermined value (step S310-No), the process proceeds to step S308.

  Step S311: If the audience rating is greater than or equal to the predetermined value in Step S310 (Step S310-Yes), the terminal control unit 21 determines that the assignment has failed, ends the assignment execution process, and obtains the final score. decide.

  Thus, according to the first modification of the embodiment, the terminal device 12 is configured such that the second area does not include the first area, that is, the mask image 30 cannot hide the face 23a of the character 23. However, unlike the embodiment described above, the task execution process is not immediately terminated. For this reason, even if it is a user unfamiliar with a game, for example, the operation | movement of the character 23 can be seen, and the user's interest with respect to a game improves. In addition, the audience rating increases when the mask image 30 does not hide the face 23a of the character 23, and the task execution process ends when the face 23a cannot be hidden further while the audience rating is high. Therefore, since the game difficulty level varies according to the predetermined value, the game difficulty level can be easily adjusted.

(Modification 2)
Next, Modification 1 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since each structure of the game system 10 which concerns on the modification 1 is the same as embodiment mentioned above, description is abbreviate | omitted. In the first modification, the details of the operation of the terminal control unit 21 of the terminal device 12 are different from the above-described embodiment. The details of the game screen displayed on the display unit 20 of the terminal device 12 are different from those in the above-described embodiment. Hereinafter, differences from the above-described embodiment will be described.

  Similarly to the above-described embodiment, when receiving information indicating the character motion from the server device 11, the terminal control unit 21 according to the second modification sets the motion indicated by the information as the character motion. Here, the terminal control unit 21 determines a specific time zone (specific time zone) determined in accordance with the set action of the character. For example, in the game period, a time period in which the game difficulty is relatively high, such as a time period in which the character's action is relatively fast or a special action that the user cannot normally predict, is set as the specific time period.

  In addition, when the task execution process is started, the terminal control unit 21 displays the character 23 that moves in the virtual space 22 on the game screen, as in the above-described embodiment. Here, the terminal control unit 21 displays on the game screen a time indicator that indicates the game period and the current time point in the game period, and that indicates the specific time zone in a manner that the user can identify. The time indicator suggests to the user the current time position and the specific time zone position in the game period.

  In addition, the terminal control unit 21 performs a predetermined effect by at least one of voice and display before the current time point becomes the start point of the specific time zone, for example, immediately before the current time point enters the specific time zone. The effect suggests to the user that the current time is approaching a specific time zone. Specifically, the terminal control unit 21 produces a sound effect by, for example, emitting a countdown sound or a warning sound through a speaker provided in the terminal device 12. In addition, the terminal control unit 21 performs an effect by display by displaying a countdown image, a warning image, or the like on the game screen. While performing such an effect, the terminal control unit 21 may temporarily interrupt the progress of the game.

  Next, differences from the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to the game screen 260 shown in FIG.

  On the game screen 260, for example, a time indicator 310 is displayed above the screen. The total length of the time indicator 310 in the left-right direction indicates the game period, the left end (“start” in the figure) corresponds to the start time of the game period, and the right end (“clear” in the figure) indicates the end point of the game period. It corresponds to.

  The time indicator 310 also includes a marker 320 that indicates the current time point in the game period. The marker 320 moves from the left end to the right end of the time indicator 310 according to the passage of time during the execution of the task execution process.

  The time indicator 310 indicates the specific time zone 330 in an identifiable manner. For example, the specific time zone 330 is displayed on the time indicator 310 in a color different from other time zones.

  In addition, a predetermined effect 340 is displayed on the game screen 260 before the current time becomes the start time of the specific time zone 330. The effect 340 is a countdown effect that is generally used, for example, on a broadcast screen of a television program. The production 340 is not displayed after the count becomes zero.

  Thus, according to the second modification of the embodiment, since the terminal device 12 displays the time indicator 310 on the game screen 260, the user can determine the current position in the game period, the position of the specific time zone 330, and the like. It is possible to grasp at a glance. For this reason, the predictability with respect to the progress of the game is improved.

  In addition, the terminal device 12 performs a predetermined effect by at least one of voice and display before the current time becomes the start time of the specific time zone. In this way, since the user is informed that the current time point is approaching the specific time zone, the degree of attention of the user with respect to the action of the character in the specific time zone is improved.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications and corrections based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically contradictory, and a plurality of means, steps, etc. can be combined into one or divided. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the mask image 30 displayed on the game screen 26 is moved according to the user input has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a moving object arranged in the virtual space 22 may be moved according to user input. In such a case, the area on the game screen 26 where the moving object is displayed is defined as the second area. Further, the terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the second area includes the first area by determining whether or not the moving object blocks the face 23a of the character 23 from within the field of view 25 of the virtual camera 24. Determine. Specifically, when the moving object blocks the face 23a, the terminal control unit 21 determines that the second area includes the first area. On the other hand, when the moving object does not block the face 23a, the terminal control unit 21 determines that the second area does not include the first area.

  In the embodiment described above, for example, the user may be able to determine the shape and size of the mask image 30 corresponding to the second region. For example, as the mask image 30 is smaller, the difficulty of achieving the task increases, while the score acquired when the task is successfully achieved may be increased.

  In the embodiment described above, other game media in which the appearance of the character 23 is reflected, such as a mirror or glass, may be arranged in the virtual space 22. The area on the game screen corresponding to the face 23a of the character 23 reflected in the object is defined as the first area. For this reason, two first areas may exist simultaneously on the game screen. In such a case, for example, the user operates the second mask image to hide the game medium, or remove the game medium, thereby performing a face 23a of the character 23 reflected on the game medium. Is not displayed on the game screen.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the action of the character 23 is set before the execution of the task execution process has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, another user may operate the character 23 in real time. In such a case, the terminal control unit 21 of the terminal device 12 receives information indicating an operation of another user accepted by the other terminal device 12 from the server device 11 or the other terminal device 12 via the terminal communication unit 18. The character 23 is moved based on the information. In this way, the user aims to achieve the task of continuously hiding the face 23a of the character 23 operated by the other user at the predetermined time limit, and the other user hides the face 23a of the character 23 at the predetermined time limit. Aim to achieve the task of displaying on the game screen.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a screen similar to the game screen 26 displayed on the user's terminal device 12 is displayed on the other user's terminal device 12 so that other users can view the game play of the user. May be. Further, in the first modification described above, the configuration using the virtual audience rating has been described, but the configuration is not limited thereto. For example, instead of the virtual audience rating, the audience rating or the number of viewers of other users who actually view the user's game play can be adopted. In this way, for example, a famous user with many viewers has a high audience rating or a large number of viewers. For this reason, for example, when the face 23a of the character 23 is not hidden, the task execution process is immediately ended, so that the game difficulty increases. Therefore, the game difficulty varies depending on the audience rating or the number of viewers of other users who actually view the user's game play, so that the fun of the game is improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, part or all of the processing performed by the server device 11 may be a native game executed by a native application installed in the terminal device 12. In such a case, information necessary for the progress of the game is stored in the terminal storage unit 19 among the information stored in the server storage unit 14 in the above-described embodiment, and part or all of the processing executed by the server control unit 15 is performed on the terminal device. 12 is executed. In this way, the terminal device 12 can proceed with the game without communicating with the server device 11.

  In the above-described embodiment, a part of various game screens is a web display that is displayed on the terminal device 12 based on the data generated by the server device 11, and a part of the game screen (for example, a menu button is arranged). Header area and footer area) may be displayed natively by a native application installed in the terminal device 12. As described above, the game according to the above-described embodiment may be a hybrid game in which each of the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 takes part of the processing.

  Moreover, in order to function as the server apparatus 11 or the terminal apparatus 12 which concerns on embodiment mentioned above, information processing apparatuses, such as a computer or a mobile telephone, can be used suitably. Such an information processing device stores a program describing processing contents for realizing each function of the server device 11 or the terminal device 12 according to the embodiment in a storage unit of the information processing device, and the CPU of the information processing device performs the processing. This can be realized by reading and executing the program.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game system 11 Server apparatus 12 Terminal apparatus 13 Server communication part 14 Server storage part 15 Server control part 16 Network 17 User information 18 Terminal communication part 19 Terminal storage part 20 Display part 21 Terminal control part 22 Virtual space 23 Character 23a Face 24 Virtual Camera 25 Field of view 26, 260 Game screen 27 Virtual space display area 28 Operation area 29 Telop image 30 Mask image 310 Time indicator 320 Marker 330 Specific time zone 340 Effect

Claims (10)

In the information processing device that runs the game,
Displaying a game medium moving in a virtual space on a game screen;
Setting a first area on the game screen corresponding to at least a portion of the game medium;
Moving the second area on the game screen in response to user input;
Determining whether the second area includes the first area in a predetermined game period;
If the second region does not include the first region, executing at least one of determination of failure to achieve the task and increase / decrease of a predetermined parameter;
A program that executes The program according to claim 1,
A program for determining that a task has been successfully achieved when the game period has expired without being determined that the second area does not include the first area. The program according to claim 1 or 2,
The operation area on the game screen for the second accepting the user input to move the area, to be displayed on the game screen away and the second region, the program. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
In the step of moving the second area, at least one coordinate parameter among a plurality of coordinate parameters defining the position of the second area on the game screen is changed according to the user input, A program for moving the second area by automatically changing at least one other coordinate parameter according to the movement of the game medium. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The virtual space is a three-dimensional virtual space;
The game screen is a screen with a viewpoint of a virtual camera arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space,
The first area is an area on the game screen corresponding to the at least part of the game medium in the three-dimensional virtual space;
The second area is an area on the game screen where a moving object in the three-dimensional virtual space is displayed.
In the determining step, when the moving object does not cover at least a part of the game medium from within the field of view based on the viewpoint, it is determined that the second area does not include the first area. Program. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In the information processing apparatus,
Determining a specific time zone in which the mode of operation of the game medium in the game period is different from other time zones ;
A program for further executing a step of displaying on the game screen an indicator that indicates the game period and the current time point in the game period and that indicates the specific time zone in an identifiable manner. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In the information processing apparatus,
Determining a specific time zone in which the mode of operation of the game medium in the game period is different from other time zones ;
A program for further executing a step of performing a predetermined effect by at least one of sound and display before the current time point in the game period becomes the start time of the specific time zone. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A program that receives information indicating an operation of another user received by another information processing apparatus and moves the game medium based on the information. A game control method executed by an information processing apparatus,
Displaying a game medium moving in a virtual space on a game screen;
Setting a first area on the game screen corresponding to at least a portion of the game medium;
Moving the second area on the game screen in response to user input;
Determining whether the second area includes the first area in a predetermined game period;
If the second region does not include the first region, executing at least one of determination of failure to achieve the task and increase / decrease of a predetermined parameter;
Including a game control method. An information processing apparatus that includes a control unit and executes a game,
The controller is
Display game media moving in the virtual space on the game screen,
Setting a first area on the game screen corresponding to at least a part of the game medium;
Moving the second area on the game screen in response to user input;
Determining whether the second area includes the first area in a predetermined game period;
An information processing apparatus that executes at least one of determination that a task has failed and increase / decrease of a predetermined parameter when the second area does not include the first area.

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